Weather stripping



April `l, 1930. E. JEANDHEUR '17,752,990 I WEATHER STRIPPING Filed Jan. 4, 1929 l isis a' ATTORNEY.

ded or molded lWithin saidy body or core and c orey non-extensible llongitudinally of its Patented A pi'. -1, 1930 GERGE E. JEANDHEUB, OI' GREAT NECK, YORK AApplit'sation l111er! January 4,

My invention relates to improvements in wind or weather stripping and the same has for its object,more particularly, to provide a simple, eicient and inexpensive construction which may be readily applied to doors and windows of automobiles or other structures sub'ect to jarring or shaking.

urt'her, said invention has for its object to provide an elastic or resilient 'weather stripping whose length will not be increased or stretched, either temporarily or. permanently, while the same is being fed through or being acted upon by a machine in-the'operation by forming or securing a covering thereon.

Further, said \invention has. for its object to provide a construction whichis uniformly elastic or compressible in all directions transversely of its length, and longitudinally substantially inelastic.'

Further,l said invention has for its objectv to providefai construction having reinforcing means extending longitudinally therethrough which, .while rendering the structure inelastic or yielding longitudinally of-its length,

willnot interfere with or impair its elasticity in any direction transversely of its len h'.

Further, said invention has for its obJect to provide a structure composed of a body or core of more or less porous elastic material' having a substantially imperforated outer wall, and a core of inelastic material imbedserving to render said core substantially inelastic longitudinally of its length without interfering with or impairing the elasticity of said body or core in any direction transverse ly of its length. i f

Further, said invention has for its object to provide a structure comprising an elastic core or body formed of spongy rubber or analogous material and reinforced with a central strand of inelastic material such as cord which is molded into said core or body andserves to render the said elastic body or length inorder to ermit of said core o r body Iso being acted upon` y a suitable machine `for weaving or otherwise forming or. securing a covering of'textile or other material thereon. L

issie. serial no. 380,203.v

manufacture of elastic or resilient weather vvstripping has been the diiliculty in enclosing,-

Agreat disadvantage encountered in the body, such as sponge rubber owin to the fact that when such material is fed t rough,

or acted upon by a suitable machine, the saine must be -fed or held under more or less tension While the covering is being produced thereon or applied thereto. This naturall results in an undue temporary stretching o the elastic body, with the result that. whenthe same is removed from the machine it will instantly contract to,.and resume its normal shape. As the difference in length will become greater as the length of the vbody portion increases, it will be obvious that the body portion will be very materially shorter than the covering produced or secured thereon while the same was in its abnormal or stretched condition. This disadvantage results in a Waste of covering material, as well as time and labor. B my invention, however, l am enabled to utilize a very elastic or resilient substance, such as sponge rubber, and by embedding within the l same a central member of substantially nonelastic material I am enabled, without impairing the elasticity ofthe stri in anydi-l rection transversely of its lengt to render the stripping inelastic longitudinally so as to permit of its being fed through or acted upon y a machine for' applying a covering thereto.

Other objects will in part be obvious and in part be pointed out hereinafter.

`To the attainment of the aforesaid objects and ends my invention consists in the novel lfeatures of construction, and in the ,combination, connection, and arrangement of vparts hereinafter vmore fully described and then pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is an enlarged side elevation showinga short section of one form of wind or weather lstripping constructed according i to, and embodying my said invention; Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 3;

shown of cylindrical form, 'and composed of sponge-rubber or analogous material having an imperorate wall portion 12. Centrally within the core body portion 11, is a substantially non-elastic member 13 in the -form of a piece of cord or the like which is molded into the core or body portion 11 during the p making thereof, and is substantially integral therewith. The said inelastic member 13 is of relatively small diameter so that the same shall not interfere with or impair to any appreciable or material degree the elasticity'or resiliency of the core or body ortion 11, transversely in any direction. T e member 13 should, however, be ofsuch size and of such material that the same will notv be longitudinally elastic or yielding to any material degree. In order to anchor said member 13 more securely within the core or body portion 11, the same may be provided at suitable intervals with knots or other convenient enlargements 14, which will aid in preventing the said cord or member 13 being'withdrawn endwise from the core or body portion 11.

Thecore or body portion 11 is preferably enclosed in a casing such for example, as a woven covering 15 of bralded or other suitable material.

Inuse the wind or weather stripping 10 is disposed upon the face or side of a door frame 16, see Fi 4, and may be secured thereto at intervals y nails or other convenient means, so that when the door 17 is closed the inner face of its frame will bear againstthe outer surface of said stripping 10 and compress the same transversely between the inner side of the door 17 and the outer side of the conti ous frame portion 16.

t is to be noted that since my construction of stripping is equally compressible transversely in any direction, the same may be readil applied to a dooror window structure, an serve to eiect a wind and weather- `proof ]oint.

Further, it is to be noted that while I have shown the body portion of the stripping as of cylindrical outline in cross-section, that the same' maybe also made of elliptical or pol gonal outline.

aving thus described my said invention,

i i what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A weather stripping comprising an elonted elastic body portlon, means disposed ongitudinally within the 'same serving to neutralize lon 'tudinally the elastic qualities of said bo y portion, and means carried by and on said Erst-named means for reventing longltudinal movement of said named means relative to said body portion,

substantially as specified.

means constituting a part of said member for anchoring the same against longitudinal movement within said body portion, substantially as specified.

3. A weather stripping comprising an elongated substantially solid elastic body portion, and means embedded longitudinally within the same serving to render said body portion inelastic in a direction parallel to its length, substantially as specified. v

4. A weather stripping comprising'V an elongated, porous elastic body portion, and l means incorporated therewith and disposed centrally, longitudinally within said body portion and serving to render the same inelastic longitudinally of its length, without impairing its elasticity transversely of its length, substantially as specified.

5. A. Weather stripping comprlsing an elongated body portion of sponge rubber, and inelastic means disposed centrally, longltudinally within the'same andincorporated therewith, and serving to render said body portion inelastic longitudinally of its length, substantially A as specified.

6. A weather stripping comprising .an elongated body portion of sponge rubber, 1nelastic means disposed centrally, longitudinally within the same and incorporated therewith, and serving to render said body portion inelastic longitudinally of its length, and means constituting a part of said inelastic means for preventing longitudinal movement of said inelastic means relative to said body portion, substantially as specified.

7. A `weather strip ing' comprising an elongated cylindrical, ody portion of relatively small diameter, formed of s onge rubber, and an inelastic cord dispose centrally, longitudinally within the same and incorporated therewith serving to render said cylindrical body portion inelastic longitudinally of its .length Without impairing its elasticity in any directiontransversely of its length, substantially as specified. l

8. A weather stripping comprising an elongated cylindrical, body ortion of relatively small diameter, forme of sponge rubber, an inelastic cord disposed centrally, longitudinally within the same and incorporated therewith serving to render said cylindrical body portion inelastic longitudinally of its length without impairing its elasticity in any direction transversely of its length,

anda flexible covering enclosing said body portion, substantially as `speciied.

9. A' weather stripping comprising an elastic longitudinally of itslength; said inwithin the same,

elastic cord being of such relatively small ldiameter not to impair the elasticity of said body portion in any. direction transversely of its length, substantially as specified.

10. A weather stripping comprlsing an elongated body portion of uniform cross-sec tional area formed of sponge rubber, an in` elastic cord molded centrally, longitudinally within the same and integral therewith, and

- serving to render said body portion inelastic longitudinally of its length; said inelastic not to impair the elasticity of said body portion in any direction transversely of its length, and a textile covering enclosin said body portion, substantially as specific p 11. A weather stripping comprising an elongated body portion of uniform cross-secing vulcanized together into an integral structure, substantially as s cified.

Signed yat the city of county and State of New York, this 5th day of December, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight.

" GEORGE E. JEANDHEUR.

, cord being of such relatively small'diameter tional area formed of porous rubber, an inn' elastic cord molded centrally, longitudlnally and means on said cord for anchoring the same within said bod portion; said cord serving to render sai body portion inelastic longitudinally of its length, substantially as specified.

12. A weather stripping comprising an elongated body portion of uniform cross-sectional area formed of porous rubber, an inelastic cord molded centrally, longitudinally within the same, and enlar vals on said cord for anc oring the same within said body ortion, said cord serving to render said bo y port1on inelastic longifziudinally of its length,`substantially as speci- 13. A weather stripping compris-ing an elongated body portion of uniform cross-secr unded by sponge rubber encased in asur-v l fgge layer of impervious rubber, substantialtional area formed of porous rubber, an inelastic cord molded centrally, longitudinally l within the same, and knots formed at intervals on said cord for anchoring the same ements at interwithin said body portion; said cord serving to render said body fied. p

14. A weather stripping comprising an elongated body of uniform cross-sectional portion inelastic longi-v tudinally of its length, substantially asspeci area formed of a core of flexible cord sur- I ly as specified.

l5. A weather stripping comprising an elongated body portion composed of a central core provided at intervals with protuberances, a porous rubber body enclosing said core, and an impervious rubber-layer enveloping said porous rubber body, thev whole be# 'izo 

